Bentham, G. (March 1878), Flora Australiensis 7: 644 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Queensland. Rockhampton, O'Shanesy; Gwydir River, Leichhardt."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 135 [secondary reference]

Turner, F. (1890), A Census of the Grasses of New South Wales, together with a popular description of each species: 19 [secondary reference]

common name: A love grass [n/a]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 629 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 396-397 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 45 [secondary reference]

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Poaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 170, Fig. 26H [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Sporobolus indicus var. intermedius F.M.Bailey legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. & McClay, K.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Poaceae p.p. Flora of New South Wales 4: 542 [secondary reference]

Lazarides, M. (18 April 1997), A revision of Eragrostis (Eragrostideae, Eleusininae, Poaceae) in Australia. Australian Systematic Botany 10(1): 133, figs 3e, 6a, 11e (map) [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: Syntypes: Queensland: Port Curtis District; Rockhampton, 23 2' S, 150 3' E, Herb. F.Mueller 1877, O'Shanesy s.n. (K, lectotype designated here, photo, BRI). New South Wales: Gwydir River, Leichhardt s.n. (not seen).

taxonomic synonym: Sporobolus indicus var. intermedius F.M.Bailey legitimate

Palmer, J., Lazarides, M., McCusker, A. & Weiller, C.M. in Mallett, K. (ed.) (2005), Eragrostis. Flora of Australia 44B: 360-361, Figs 67Z, 68K-L APC [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Sporobolus indicus var. intermedius F.M.Bailey legitimate

• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW

Jacobs, S.W.L., Whalley, R.D.B. & Wheeler, D.J.B. (2008), Grasses of New South Wales Edn. 4: 254 (fig.) [secondary reference]

Peterson, P.M., Romaschenko, K., Herrera Arrieta, Y. & Saarela, J.M. (2014), A molecular phylogeny and new subgeneric classification of Sporobolus (Poaceae: Chloridoideae: Sporobolinae). Taxon 63(6): 1232 [basionym]

basionym of: Sporobolus megalospermus (F.Muell. ex Benth.) P.M.Peterson legitimate

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